You are exactly right. I only have so much money to spend on this and want to get the most bang for my buck. Especailly when there are 3 lines I'd like to test. The Beavers line needs to be done pretty soon as the last male of that line is no longer a young man and has only daughters. Sounds like this group is pretty sold on FTDNA from experience. I have found for many years that the LCT group is always up on the latest in everything and I can rely on their judgement and guidance. Thank you, donnie, for your input. Donna > From: scotsman@cafes.net > To: tnlincol@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 21:56:20 -0500 > Subject: Re: [TNLINCOL] DNA question > > Donna, > > > > My money (literally) is on FamilyTreeDNA..... > > > > In three years of yDNA comparison, even with Oxford University - the home of > Bryan Sykes, the "father" of this stuff - FamilyTreeDNA wins hands down in > my book. It's a bit more expensive but, in the quality and the utility of > the product, they stand head and shoulders above other genetic test > facilities. In my comparisons and explorations with people who have used > other facilities, (just ME now) their process and product seems > "rinky-dink." I'm not saying it isn't legitimate, I'm just saying there are > sometimes "issues" because each company is trying to establish something > that is unique about their testing which might, at some point, give them an > advantage in garnering more of the market share. Good for them - maybe not > so good for the consumer. > > > > PLUS - if you go on FTDNA's website and join a surname project BEFORE you > buy the test, you get an appreciable discount on the prices by purchasing > your test from the project website. AND - don't forget - around the > holidays, etc, they do run special sale prices on testing. > > > > I started out with a 37 marker yDNA test with FamilyTree, that was about > three years ago this last month. The thing about a 37 marker test is that if > there is a match and the person matching you has done a 67 marker test, you > IMMEDIATELY start to wonder just how close the match would be if YOU had the > 67 marker test too! > > > > That's what happened to me exactly. I had a genetic distance of 2 with my > match and I couldn't rest until I got the upgrade to 67 markers. What I > learned from that upgrade was that, out of the additional 30 markers, we > only had 1 more marker that had mutated - at 67 markers we had a genetic > distance of 3......that's important when you start trying to connect common > ancestors generationally. > > > > Please listen to everyone who gives you input on who does the best job. I'm > sure you can see that I am well won over by FTDNA, but don't let that be > your sole guiding light - some folks like Fords, some Chevrolets, but some > folks like Buicks and Cadillacs. So listen to it all, weigh what you hear, > and make your best selection. It's a lot of money for most of us and you > don't want to regret your choice after that kind of outlay. > > > > Good luck! > > Donnie > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donna Hanlon" <dehanlon47@hotmail.com> > To: "Lincoln ct TN List" <tnlincol-l@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 6:00 PM > Subject: [TNLINCOL] DNA question > > > > > > I would like to check my Swaner DNA. I have located a direct line of > > males(father to son) from my generation directly back to our first known > > Swaner born 1790's. > > > > > > > > I have also found a Swanner line supposedly linked with ours that is also > > a direct male line back to its first known ancestor born 1850 LCT. > > > > > > > > Also have found the direct Y line for my Beavers family dating back to > > 1840 AL. > > > > > > > > All these would be a straight back male link or Y chromosome strain (no > > females break the line). > > > > > > > > My question is, since there are so many companies offering this research, > > who is the best and most affordably priced? AND who is most reliable and > > easy to read? I am also interested in checking for the Native American > > strain in both Beavers and Swaner lines. > > > > > > > > Your opinion matters very much to me. Thank you. Donna Hanlon > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/ > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > TNLINCOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNLINCOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222985/direct/01/